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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Peace of the Brave

Cherokee Prayer: So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and dema nd that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Local

On an unusual splay of earthen fingers, what I call a triangular corner in my hometown, a mosque, temple and church face each other in the knowledge of peace. During times of collective grief, the latest being the Boston bombings, sorrow for the victims extends from my heart - candlelit prayer... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

My Dark and Stormy Night

Someone on a lung transplant forum gave a sappy poet a writing prompt: 'twas a dark and st......and the lights sparked off to nothingness..there I lie, cannula flaring my nostrils, wondering if my nose will grow larger to accommodate the prongs of air? Will I need rhinoplasty to regain my... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Big Brother - My Cautionary Tale

Treading lightly into the conclusion of Big Brother...The U.S. government was calling to set up a time for my eldest son's military physical per his enlistment in the National Guard. He was barely 18, a high school senior and had/has a genius level IQ. (He had NOT enlisted in the N.G. He didn't even... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Big Brother - Part Three

After listening to D.'s startling revelations about his cousin, I could understand the undercurrent of unease/resentment that was swirling over the Man's triumphant return home.. I did some deep and heavy research..seems I'm not the only one who has glimpsed this same tentacle of..I'll call it what... Sign in to see full entry.

Big Brother, Part Two

I puzzled over Auntie's boyfriend's attitude until my aunt admitted that her boyfriend was probably right to be disgusted at such overdone opulence, considering the roots, which were in general not a huge secret amongst the Man's family. Not every detail was known or talked openly about, but D. knew... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Big Brother Around?...(Inspired by Jimmy's Post) Part One

One of my experiences..I will post it in little parts, if there is reader interest. I apologize in advance for the choppy writing - I'm following my recollections (though I do have a rather dramatic poem, better written but fairly long on this subject, which deals more with how feel about it as... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

A Broken But Joyful Song? Indeed...(Comment Stream)

Chronic, life changing illness and devastating familial crisis take a toll not only on body but spirit as well, so much so I sometimes feel broken through and through...But the great reminders survive and thrive: I can still seek truth, take care of myself independently, create, help others, play... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Comment Stream of Thought

Does seeing and understanding the reason for specialness erase the specialness? Identifying the colors of silk-strands in a tapestry doesn't dim their vibrancy or detract from the beauty draping full and warming...Mystery is seductive and thrilling, but knowledge is the stronger aphrodisiac, in my... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

America's Well Regulated Militias

I receive e mail chains from a local militia leader (long story of distant relatives and a big, stumbling oops) and I tell you the members are: stridently anti-Semitic, anti-Israel - Subject line from a recent e mail: "Confessions of an Ex-Luciferian Jew" - and racist. (I started reading out of... Sign in to see full entry.

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